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The FISH Volunteer Centre are looking for good listeners - please see Practice News for more details. 15.01.18

We have gone live with electronic prescribing (EPS). EPS makes it possible for your prescription to be sent electronically to the pharmacy or dispenser of your choice. Please click on the EPS link on the right hand side for more information.

FLU VACCINATION

Please make an appointment for a flu vaccination if you are in any of these categories:

Children aged 2 and 3 years; Over 65s; Pregnant women;

Registered carers; Care home residents;

Aged 6 months to under 65 years and in a clinical risk group

Please click on our 2017-18 flu clinicpage on the right hand side of the screen for further information.

UPDATED 11.12.17

No Hepatitis A and limited combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid, Tetanus vaccines

We have limited supplies of Tetanus, combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid and no Hepatitis A. Please check on the availability of these vaccines with Reception in plenty of time before travelling. Patients may need to obtain these vaccines privately at the MASTA Travel Clinic in Reading or at a large Boots store if we do not have the vaccines in stock.

For more information about other services ask at reception or take a look at our Services tab above

Please DON'T

Have long lists of problems

Try and stick to one item you want to discuss, at a maximum two items.

It is tough in 10 mins for your GP to effectively discuss more than 1 or 2 items.

If you have more to discuss, please book a double appointment so your items can be properly addressed.

Anticipate all to be solved in one visit

The world of medicine is a complex one.

Many issues are ongoing and require monitoring, patience and maintenance with help from the whole team.

Referrals to a specialist may also be necessary which can take time.

Expect the world from our GPs

GPs have a lot to do alongside seeing patients. They are constantly multi-tasking and will often have large to do lists.

Patient care is the foremost important area of a GP's work but this also includes: Home visits, updating patient notes and prescriptions, phone calls from the hospital or other healthcare professionals, urgent letters and reports, emergency phone consultations etc. They need to do all that in order to provide a top level of care to all patients, including you.

We will always do our upmost to provide the best possible care to all our patients. This will however require teamwork from both you the patient and us, the team here at Sonning Common Health Centre. An easy thing you can do to help is to try and remember these above tips. You do your part and we will do ours.